Jaeleen Kookesh
315:04 - 315:28
"We can repeal the ANCSA extinguishment clause. They didn't really replace it with something complete, right? They gave us a rural preference. They didn't really complete it, completely repay us for that extinguishment of our aboriginal title. We could amend ANILCA to provide an Alaska Native priority or a rural plus Native priority."
“We can repeal the ANCSA extinguishment clause. They didn't really replace it with something complete, right? They gave us a rural preference. They didn't really complete it, completely repay us for that extinguishment of our aboriginal title. We could amend ANILCA to provide an Alaska Native priority or a rural plus Native priority.”
- Speaker
- Jaeleen Kookesh
- Timestamp
- 315:04 – 315:28
- Transcript
- Facebook video 1118570150823121
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- October 23, 2026
From the transcript
We can repeal the ANCSA extinguishment clause. They didn't really replace it with something complete, right? They gave us a rural preference. They didn't really complete it, completely repay us for that extinguishment of our aboriginal title. We could amend ANILCA to provide an Alaska Native priority or a rural plus Native priority.
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